The Union Ministry of Urban development is poised to send a note on conversion of industrial and commercial plots in Delhi from lease-hold to free-hold to the Cabinet for approval. This move is expected, among other things, to allow for industrial land to be used for other purposes. In the context of recent and continuing developments in respect of industries as well as lately exposed land scams, this development throws up a number of questions relating to commodification of urban land and politics of urban development that beg urgent professional dialogue.